This reports, among other things Online magazine Electrek. Tesla has recently been very reserved with its data on battery cell production. The latest official information that Tesla released related to the Fremont pilot plant. That was in early 2022 though.
Since then, Tesla has revealed little about progress – although shareholders in particular have been waiting for it. The information from Tesla is also interesting because there have been a lot of setbacks in battery production in recent months. The planned production site in Grünheide was well behind schedule.
What is so special about the battery?
The 4680 battery cell is a new format introduced by Tesla in 2020 as the first cell designed from the ground up. The new development reduces costs. In the past, Tesla has been involved in the development of new battery cells, but the main focus was on optimizing the chemistry of existing 18650 and 2170 cell formats and not on new developments. According to Tesla, 868,000 battery cells of the 4680 type were produced in the last week alone. That’s enough to outfit over 1,000 Model Y vehicles. The cells are currently only used in series production at the Gigafactory Texas. That should change in 2023.
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